Legal Opinion
Shreiner Trucking Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 12, 1986No. Appeal, 131 C.D. 1985PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge MacPhail,
Shreiner Trucking Company (Shreiner) and its insurance carrier, Westmoreland Casualty Company, appeal from an order of the Workmens Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming an award of benefits, by a referee to Mary Wagner (Claimant) based on her fetal claim petition seeking workmens compensation benefits from Shreiner.
On January 26, 1977, Edward Wagner, Jr. (decedent) was killed when the truck he was driving to Nevada, which was owned by Shreiner, plunged down an embankment near Shelby, Iowa. The parties do not dispute that decedent was in the course of his…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mature v. AngeloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Daily Express, Inc. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Borough of Wilmore & Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance v. NewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. DupesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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